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Volume 24 Issue 252

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

MBA Statement on FHFA’s 2026-2028 Enterprise Housing Goals

MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, issued a statement on the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s 2026-2028 Enterprise Housing Goals final rule for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac:

Delayed GDP Report Finds 4.3% Growth in 3Q

Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 4.3% in the third quarter, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis reported last week.

Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey

Mortgage applications decreased 5.0% from one week earlier, according to MBA’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending December 19, 2025.

MBA VIDEOS

mPower Moments: Developing a Successful Brand with Premier Mortgage Resources’ Mandi Feely Swain

MBANow: Deb DuBois on MBA Opens Doors' Partnership with Nicklaus Children's Hospital

MBANow: Deb DuBois on MBA Opens Doors' Partnership with Nicklaus Children's Hospital

MBANow: MBA’s Advocacy on Condominium Lending

MBANow: MBA’s Advocacy on Condominium Lending

MBA Eye on Washington

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

U.S. Mortgage Delinquencies Jump to Highest Level in Four Years
Want to Buy a House in Early 2026? Here’s How to Prepare.
Manhattan’s Housing Crisis has Gotten Worse, Report Finds

UPCOMING EVENTS AND NEWS

Residential Education Networking Group: Building Team Culture, Jan. 12
The High-Performance Manager: Proven Systems to Lead, Recruit, & Coach Winning Sales Teams, Jan. 20
AI Mortgage Practitioner Course, Feb. 23-25

Advocacy Update: MBA Leaders Meet with Fed’s Bowman Ahead of Basel III Re-proposal; FHFA and FHA News; More

This week’s top legislative and policy news from the Mortgage Bankers Association.

December 23, 2025

RentCafe Ranks Most Livable Metro Areas

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RentCafe, Santa Barbara, Calif., released a report ranking 149 U.S. metro areas on quality of life across 17 metrics.

December 23, 2025

MBA Offices to Close Dec. 25-Jan. 1

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This is the final issue of MBA NewsLink for 2025.

December 31, 2025

Leading Mortgage Organizations: Essentials for Executives and Board Members Program

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MBA has developed a robust program intended to empower your board members and senior executives to confidently and proficiently lead your organization.

December 23, 2025

First American: National House Price Growth Stabilizes in Low Single Digits

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Annual house price appreciation remained below 1% for the fourth consecutive month during November, according to First American Data & Analytics, Santa Ana, Calif.

December 23, 2025

AD Mortgage Finds Industry Optimism

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Nearly 70% of mortgage professionals surveyed by AD Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., said 2025 was a better year for business than 2024.

December 23, 2025

Why Mortgage Executives Can’t Afford to Ignore AI

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Enact’s Mary Kay Scully writes that for mortgage leaders, the question is no longer whether AI will shape the industry but how quickly they will adapt to it.

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